Key result
LV abnormalities affect ~41% of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients and correlate with mortality.
Why the study?
The incidence and clinical importance of segmental wall motion abnormalities of the left ventricle in noncoronary artery disease and nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients were not well established.
Population
56 nontraumatic SAH patients without CAD, average age 45.8 years, 16 females
Comparison
Presence versus absence of left ventricular segmental wall motion abnormalities
Design
Prospective cohort study with echocardiographic evaluation
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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LV dysfunction may signal higher mortality in nontraumatic SAH; leaves open whether routine echocardiography improves risk stratification.
Cohort (n=56)
Transient segmental wall motion abnormalities are common in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and are associated with higher mortality when accompanied by left ventricular dysfunction.
Jyotsna et al. (2010) conducted a cohort in Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (n=56). Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage was evaluated on Incidence of left ventricular abnormalities. Left ventricular abnormalities occurred in 41.07% of patients with nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, and mortality significantly correlated with LV function (P<0.001).
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